Labor ministers stand by Albanese's 'melon' gesture, as AFP asked to step in
politics
Federal police are investigating how a confidential Japanese memo about the Prime Minister's melon gesture was leaked to Australian newspapers, ABC News Australia reports. Labor ministers are defending the PM and expressing annoyance at repeated questions about the incident.
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/melon-gesture-japa...
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